3 Ways to Beef up Your PC Security

Just installing an antivirus and an anti-spyware is not enough. You need to scan your PC periodically, if you want to keep yourself safe from identity thieves. We will talk about this and other issues in this post.

Do not trust anyone

Trust is a big word and a precisions item, but you tend to give it as a free gift to anyone who asks for it. If you think you don’t then ask again. How many times have you trusted the links shared by your friends without even questioning? I am not saying your friend wants to break into your PC or install a virus there. What I mean is that he may be as innocent as you are and end-up becoming victim of crooks. And what is the guarantee that the links your friend has mailed you is coming from him, and some virus is not doing its trick? Ask this question twice before you take your cursor to click on the link.

Click on anything that is clickable

You do not click just on the links shared by your friends, but most of the time you happen to click on links that says there are hot topless girls on the other side of the link. You also click links when the link promises to give you something really cool for FREE. Do not get cheated. Apply your discretionary power to judge if the link is a phishing attempt or what.

Downloading whatever there is to download

This is another mistake that you commit. Do not download anything from the places you do not trust. If something is featured on lifehacker, filehippo, or Cnet, etc., then it could be trusted, but not every site that offer freeware applications can be trusted.

And even if you download your software from a trusted source, scan it through a virus scanner and a spyware scanner like super antispyware. If you are still not sure then upload the file onto VirusTotal.com. They will scan your file using 40 antivirus programs, and it is free to use.

Follow these tips religiously and you will never be sorry that you tried it.